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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
The Road a Certainty.
MOUNT CARMEL NEWS.
MANY Dots which will be Found OF
Interest.

Mt. CARMEL, S. c., April II, 1857.
It Is very interesting to read the reports
from your various correspondents ana 1t gives
us news from various sections. and Is certain
~ great Improvement on the old way OF
editing paper.
Mrs. Powell the mother of our townsman
w. R. Powell has just returned from Georgia,
and Will spend some time here with her son.
Mrs. NJ. G. Parker Is off buying from North:
ern markets a beautiful and select stock OF
millinery goods and the ladies Of Mt. Carmel
may expect something pretty and cheap IN
this line.
Your correspondent read Of the death of
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken with feelings OF deep
est sorrow In his death Abbeville county
prislng sons. Death ever claims shining
The happiest man in Mt. Carmel Is w. L.
Link-(a 12 pound baby boy0 Good morning
Weather beautiful-oats look f1ne-farmers
are rushing their work-many ready to plant.
Mr.. w. r. Powell's store on Saturday was
crowded with customers and presented
Your correspondent read with regret of the
disastrous fire that SO recently laid waste the
handsomest residence and church In Aboe-
Vile. He extends his sincere sympathies 70
those of his friends who have suffered losses:
My heart Is always with the good people Of
proud old Able sile.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Morrow are attending
Our enterprising post master VIM. Riley
has recently purchased han dsome case OF
lock boxes with glass fronts. which are quite
ornamental as we'll as useful In our new post
Office.
The Savannah Valley Railroad has changed
its name and we hope 1t will change the tariff
OF it's local freights and give each one OF Its
towns their observation-disclosures Of freights as
other towns-35 cents per hundred on cotton
from Anderson to Augusta and the same
from Bordeaux to Augusta Is this fair? We
say no; let US cry out against such oppression.
Speak up correspondents along the line. This
will take trade from our very door and will
hinder the progress of our town. Speak up
for our rights.
A very Interesting meeting has been in
progress In the Associate Reformed Presby-
terian church at this place since Friday 8th,
Rev. A. l.. Patterson being assisted by Rev.
Bradley. Several additions were added 10
the church. The preaching was fine and
much enjoyed by large and appreciative con-
grecations day and night.
Prof. Lowry Of Due West is visiting rela-
tives here.
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The blood curdling crimes that We're once
confined TO more unciviliZed sections than our
own and that used to meet with condemna-
ton at the hands Of our people everywhere.
eeem In these days, to have any number OF
friends-friends bent on relieving the actors
from all responsibility to the laws OF our land.
It Is too often the case where parties charged
with reckless blood spilling are brought be-
fore the proper tribunals, that more doubts
crop out In the eyes:of jurors than ever exist
ed In the case, and II Is upon these imaginary
things that many OF the guilty escape. Near
ly every paper that falls in to ones hands con-
tains an account Of some bloody tragedy. and
too frequently winds up with q eulogy on one
or all Of the parties thereto.-Barn,UeU SEMI.
nel
II the various press comments on the char
acter OF the perpetrators OF crime-forgeries
murders, bank robberies, and the swindles OF
orphan children are to be believed, the
''highly respectable" class of our people fur
nish the greater number Of criminals. II
would seem as If the common people are we'll
behaved. while the respectable" people com.
nit nearly all the crimes, of which any note
is made. 1t will be noticed, too, that the ire
spectacle class" as a rule, may be termed the
"privilaged" class, for the reason that they are
seldom or never punished, while the "poor
trash," nearly always pay the full penalty of
violated law.
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let the seed mature. They are 30 small they
are not properly masticated, may swell in
stomach and do harm, or else pass through
with which this millet is cut and cured also
commends 1t to our high esteem; 1t has de.
clded advantage over corn forage In this re-
spect
Increased interest has been developed OF
late in the groundpea crop on account OF the
Introduction OF the variety termed "Spanish."
We do not know its origin or history, but on
The pods Mi well, and cluster largely around
the main root, making the digging OF them
quite easy. On suitable land that Is rather
sandy, and with lime In the soil, the ground.
crops Of the farm. Scarcely anything is better
for fattening pork and ms farmers are much
more disposed 10 raise their meat than they
formerly were, we commend this crop to their
II is better to shell and plant the seed out OF
the hull; they will come up more quickly;
drop at least two in hill rows three feet
apart and hills two feet In the row.
In this connection the sweet potato should
receive attention. The large, early varieties,
like the st: Domingo yam. and the closely al
led red skin with yellow flesh, are unaurpass-
ed as hog feed. II the slips are, put out the
first Of May, hogs may be turned on them by
the first Of September, or earlier, be kept on
them till the middle OF October, and then
turned upon the grnundpeas, and By the end
mistake to suppose that farmers cannot raise
their meat to advantage at the present low
prices of bacon A farmer can raise almost
anything that he needs on his farm cheaper
than he can buy it. In the matter OF meat.
all that Is required is that he should arrange
properly for 1t-not depend exclusively, or
even largely, on the corn-crib. Graxing lots.
Bermuda and clover Johnson grass lots for
hogs to feed upon rootstocks Of In winter,
plum orchards, wild cherries, Seeding peach
trees, acorns, persimmons, etc., together with
sweet potatoes, peas and groundpeas, present
a cheap, inexpensive bill Of fare upon which
hogs can be very easily raised and fattened.
We are not enterprising enough; we work on
from year to year in the same old ruts, rail-.
Ing corn and cotton and little else, and trus'-
Ing to the cotton crop to supply all our wants
Year after year we have failed, but hope never
dies. The fault is in the seasons, or the guano
dealers, or the merchants, or something else;
we are blind to the fact that It is chiefly In
ourselves and our methods. We give thou
sand excuses for our failures, but never the
right one. Now, before 1t Is too late, put some
o! the land you had prepared for cotton In
sweet potatoes, some In groundpeas, some In
kaffir corn, some In German millet and some
In forage corn.
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THE FIRE OF LAST WEEK.
Some Lessons Which We Should Learn
From 1t.

AS we stated last week. the house of Judge
MCGOWAN and the Presby terian church were
fire being discovered at three O'Clock. An
business was suspended, and everybody
directed attention to the saving OF properly
wherever it may have been threatened.
Nearly all the houses in the direction the
wind was blowing from Judge McGowan S
were at some time on fire, but prompt atten,
tion saved every bui ldiDS except the one IN
which 1t originated and the Presoyter'an
church.
Repeated fires teach lis lessons from which
we may profit in the erection OF other build
ings, and the burning of houses in country
Villages almost invariably impress the peoc
pie at the time with the vital importance OF
the presence Of regularly organized fire
company, into whose hands hre engine OF
Indefinite capacity should be placed.
We have had q number OF fires since the
war, and much OF the property OF the town
has been destroyed, but with the exception OF
the Marshall House. the Court House and
the Presbyterian church, we 40 noS Teeotiec. he q
fire engine even If we had had one in good
working order. The Marshall House was iost
because Of the tower on top, the Presoyterlan
under the roof, and afterward the wooden
tower took fire. The wooden cornice OF the
Court House took fire, and burned, like the
cornice of the Presbyterian church, Win
deliberation which seemed doubtful as 10
whether the fire would burn or 60 out. Inc
smallest quantity Of water would have saved
the cornice in either case. The tower on tne
church could have been as readily saved MS
was the school house tower few years ago,
IL the people had had the same engine that
was used on the school house, and If their at
tention had not been diverty by other alarms
A fire engine would be no doubt good
thing, If we had water, and If we had com
pany who would put themselves In training
for working 1t.
If builders in the future would not put
wooden cornices on brick houses many hres
would thereby be prevented. There can be
no room to doubt that our Court House was
lost because of the wooden cornice. Without
the wooden cornice the Presbyterian church.
might have been saved. Except for the
wood tower on the Marshall House 1t might
possibly have been saved. From there eH,
periences then, 1t seems to us that we should
not join wood to a brick building
With the few losses which might nave
been prevented by fire engine, 1t is for the
people to say whether we need, or can afford,
an engine. We think we need more an or
dinance to prevent the adding or the attach
ing OF needles wood to the outside OF brick
buildings, whereby they are exposed 20 oil
the dangers OF fire to which q wooden house
would be subjected.
People may do as Judge MCGOWAN did, In
sure their houses for a reasonable amount
This would be infinitely cheaper than buy
ing an engine.
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Due West Items.

DUE VEST, April IL 1857.
Miss Clara Sharp spent Sabbath in Due
Capt. Cochran has barley that Is heading
out.
Prof. Young preached an excellent sermon
In the Associate Reformed church sabbath
Mr. II. NJ. Youngs children are very sick
with the measles. The measles are "doing
up' the town.
The ministers and theological students
leave Thursday for Generostee. to attend the
meeting of the End Associate Reformed Pres
bytery.
In Associate Reformed church last Thursday
evening. DIR. Grier In the chair. DR.. Lind
say made the address OF the eveningmcsnbJect,
Who makes % money y for JesusY d Ihis i efer- H
Pressly read part of lettle from our Mission.
ary in Mexico showing the wonderful success
Of his labors-i0 baptism and % additions 10
the church as the result of one months trip.
The arrival OF the Press and Banner on last
Wednesday evening was looked forward TO
with much Interest, as our people knew II
would contain all the particulars Of the dis
astrous burning in the village. Due West ex-
tends her hearty sympathy In this calamity:
The McGowen residence was u beautiful
ornam ent to the town..
readings here lust week. On account ora
severe hoarSeneSS the exercises were short.
We greatly enjoyed it. Miss Woods Is the
best female reader that has been on our
We compliment "Brier' on his good taste
in selecting the "Press and Banner, the Mes
sengcr and the Greenwood Tribune as his
lackest," If you want TO do up the county on
the news question and take In little reli-
gious matter. why then subscribe for the AZ
Soctate Reformed Presbyterian. 1t is a gun In
the way Of a religions and family paper.
We took walk the other day over Col. F.
w. r. Nance's plantation. MIR. Nnnce's Suns
are among the finest workers in the county.
Mr.. Sam Nance told us that since Christmas
he had cut 25 cords of wood and prepared q
acres of cotton land and about 10 acres of
corn land. This he had accomplished by him.
SELF Maj. Nance had fine small grain pros
pect
We are sorry to hear that that good man
faithful and true-Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, Is
gone. His affiictlon was long and painful
one. With the host OF mourners we drop
tear upon his grave,
Prof. W. T. MoElroy and wife spont the
Sabbath in Due West. They had their little
daughter Clara Belle, baptised by Rev. DR..
Pressly
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HOw Is this for q Fact:

On the editorial page Of the South Carolina
Teacher we find the following paragraph:
"South Carolina pays O tax of two mills (for
school purposes) on property assessed at one
third Its selling value. II the property were
assessed at its real value. tax at less than
two thirds OF mill would produce the same
fund now realized. Is that burdensome
tax?"
is the correctness of other statements OF
that journal to be measured by that one ?
We think the assessed valne" Of property
in AbbevIlle county is nearer to its "real
value than is represented by the Teacher
The official sales this winter would, we think.
prove that the assessed value is fully up to
the selling price.
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SECOND GRADE.
Y. turner, W. W. FISner,
r. Finlay.
THIRD GRADE.
:, ,,lyc 7 onro ponlyc NFrc
South Carolina Presbytery.

This resbytery met at Troy, on Friday
church OF the Assocsate Reformed Presbyte
rians which was kindly offered by these good
brethren.
The AbbevilIe church was represented BY
Cothran. Mr.. T. P. Quarles attended the
Presbytery in the capacity Of Treasurer fol
that church court, and these gentlemen arc
are warm In their praises to the citizens OF
tended to the delegates to Presbytery.
Rev. H, t. Sloan, l.. D., Rev. ]. F. Bradley
Of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, and Rev. H. c. Smart of the Baptist
church, were invited to seats as visiting breth.
rem.
Rev. J. B. Adger, D. D., presented an over,
ture to be sent up to the General Assembly
the action Of the Augusta General Assembly
In reference to DR.. James Woodrow. The
Presbytery adopted this paper by a vote o
90 yeas, to IS noes. We understand that the
minority asked to be eallowed to publish in the
minutes of Presbytery their protest against
this action.
Rev. s. L. Morris, OF Edgefeld. and Elder
]. w. Green, Of Greenwood, were elected
Commissioners to the General Assembly, to
meet at st. Louis next month.
Rev. ]. B. Adger, D. D., and Rev. ]. D. Lind.
say, D. D., spoke in favor OF the overture Of
fered by DR.. Adger, and Rev. D. E. Frierson
and Judge ]. S. Cothran spoke against the
paper.
The following resolutions were offered by
Rev. J. o. Lindsay, D. D., and unanimously y
passed by rising vote:
The South Carolina Presbytery having
heard of the great calamity that befell the
Abbeville church In the loss of its house OF
worship by fire within the past week, we beg
leave 10 express TO the brethren of that
church our most sincere and earnest sympa.
thy with them in their atflictiop. We min
gle our tears with theirs over this pile of
ashes.
Let them not despair; let them not even be
discouraged; let them not hesitate to say
"Let US rise and build" That Master who
has so often supplied the needs of others
through their abundant liberality will not
fail to strengthen their hands for this good
work.
Though their holy and beautiful house.
where their fathers praised God Is burned up
with fire. and all their pleasant things are
laid waste, yet they know who has said /:
'eThe silver Is mine and the gold;' and the
glory OF tile latter house may be greater than
that Of the former. We express the hope that
God may shower precious blessings upon
them even in this "furnace OF affliction," :"
and that rich attainments in grace and many
additions to their number may result from
this trial "with fire."
Rev. Mr.. Kirk patrick was Moderator.
Next meeting OF Presbytery will be held at
Pickens Court House on the fourth Friday Of
September next
The session was woll attended and full Of in
terest.
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On April !, Hugh Wilson celebrated the
with the Abbevile Press and Banner. While
we do not agree with many Of the opinions OF
the Press and Banner, we cheerfully acknowl-
edge that 1t Is bright and live newspaper.
II sets an example that other country news
papers should initiate In Its efforts to secure
all the news of its county as soon as possible,
on more than one occasion even uslrg the
wires In order to secure news for its next issue:
II there Is anything that that Is not tolerated
around the office of the Press and banner, it
Is stale news. No county newspaper In the
State has a more complete system Of cores
bracing as it does every section Of Abbexllle
County. The Press and Banner as 1t stands
to-day Is monument to the persevering and
intelligent work of Hugh Wllson.-NeDs and
Courier.
German mlllet seed! For sale by w. Joel
Smith & Son. 4-l3
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Committees Hard at Work to Raise
Money for New House Of WOr-
ship.-Nearly $4,000 Already Sub.
scribpd.

Although the Presbyterians have. been
struggling for years to relieve themselves OF
the debt incurred in the purchase of the par
sonage and In the subsequent building OF an
elegant house for the preacher-and although
nearly ore thousand dollars of that Invest
ment remains unpaid-the members Of the
congregation have subscribed literally for the
construction OF new house OF worship. The
people of the village are generally gladly
coming to their assistance. For thirty years
this congregation has been most liberal in
giving to others who may have been IN needy
circumstances and 1t would seem now. in
their need, that others might give them at
least enough help to evince friendly inter
est in those who have often considered the ap-
pealS Of others.
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Not to be Scared.

a correspondent of the Carolina Teacher
proposes to publish the names of those Legis-
lators who voted to save some of the chill
dren's money now needlessly wasted on the
salaries of the School Commissioners. IN
stead of cause of reproach to the members
of the Legislature it was to their credit. It's
to the reproach Of the Senate that the Sena-
tors refused to concur In just law.
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The Daily Hot Blast.

Thisis the name Of a new daily newspaper
which was started in Admission, Ala, last
Saturday, with the gifted ]. R. Randall as
editor. Mr.. Randall is we'll known to our
people as editor and Washington correspon-
dent OF the augusta Chronicle. Alabama has
no writer more able, no m, n more honest,
no editor more industrious -" iaborious than
]. r. Randall. May success attend the efforts
OF so worthy and so good q man. Let the peo-
pie give the Hot Blast half the support it
deserves, and all will be well with the first
daily paper in Admission.
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The Grapd Jury Of Hart county, Ga. closed
their recent general presentment as follows:
ave recommend that these general present
nients be published in the Hart0eu Sun, and
that the Ordinary pay fer the same
In this county the Grand Jury last year
concluded to exclude their pfesentment from
the columns OF the newspapers, and thus pre-
vent the public from knowing what work the
grand inquest had performed. A present
ment Of the Grand Jury which is read to the
Bar In the presence OF dozen or two Of loaf
ers. and then chucked under the Clerks desk
Is not likely to have influence for good.
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The Vital Question.

II Irnnything was needed to prove that the
teachers of this State are amply paid for their
services, we think that proof could be found
In many teachers columns In the rurat
press. These departments, MS rule, IN thelr
general makeup, furnish the grimest Jokes
that we see anywhere.
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The delegates said they wanted to know
do before they put their best foot forward:
There was n good deal Of talk about what
Washington would do If such and such q
gave no intimation of what 1t proposed to do,
| Washington did not talk much in the mat
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Teachers Examination.
The examination OF teachers on April Isl
resulted as follows:
FIRST GRADE-wHITE.

The examination OF teachers on April 1st
resulted as follows:
FIRST GRADE-wHITE.
Edwin c. Rice. w. C.. Seawright, Misses
Cora l.. Morrow, Ellen Crawford, Jessie Smith.
Anna Jones, NJ /, Gown, Sally Taylor,
Mollie Jones' y. E. Gordon, A. 4. HaSan, Ber-
tha E. Seawright.
SECOND GRADE.
NJ W;EGi Nc6y,s WsEmiyion' j. E. verm'll'on' Mrs.
FIRST GRADE-CoLoRED.
H. A. Arthur, Peter seawright, John I. Rey-
nolds.
SECOND GRADE.
B. Brock, Sallie Carwell. c. w. Holmes,
VIM. Maklns. r. b. Mcdowell, G. w. G. Mo
ragne, b. w. Turner, w. w. Fisher, p. r.
Jones, w. r. Finlay.
THIRD GRADE.
F. ]. Banks, Laura Banks. Mrs. l.. F.
Brooks, MattiSon +. Cobb, s. c. Covington,
Adelaide Crawford, G. r. Davis, Mary +. Dew.
lin, S. S. Humbert, 4. j. Jackson. Mary A.
jefferson, H. r. Latimer, j. d. Moore, Eliza
Moragne, f. w. Moragne, D. A. Perrin, 4. G.
PreSsly, C. G. Reed, Josephine Reynolds,
n. NJ. Richey. Martha l. Reynolds, ]. B.
Smith, r. G. Taggart, VIM. Toldcn, John II.
Walker, S. T. Mcintosh, ]. f. Vance, Josie G.
Peyton. Alice L. Peyton, Mamie f. Coleman,
r y RrOwnlee 7 n Rlockwell
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$4,000
Elberton's Strong bid.

The Elberton delegation, headed by DR.. A
o. oliver, and composed OF McAlpin Arnold
D. c. Smith, NJ. NJ. Carr. NJ. J. Webb, w. O.
Jones, j. P. Shannon, H. F. Chandler, D. w
Locklin, Geo. c. Grogan and ]. B. Eberhart
from Madison, went before the directors oj
the g. c. & N. r. R., and made clear and
definite statement Of the situation In Ebert
They made good showing. Elberton came
This was not all. They offered the railroad
the right Of way through the entire county.
and at each depot, save at Elberton, alternate
lots or land amounting 10 fifty acres. This
committee fully set forth the advantages of
Elberton to the G. G. & N. Road. Elbcrton
Is growing town. Over 100000 of manufac-
turing interests have already been started.
Over $1,000 bales of cotton now come there.
In seven years, from n town OF $40, 10 has
swelled TO 800 people. Besides oil this, II Is
on a direct line between the objective points.
Both sides OF the county are bounded by riv-
ers, and splendid water powers can be made
available. Elbert's fine agricultural lands are
no small item. Her rolling uplands to-day
yield the finest harvests and her rich river
lowlands have never been false to the hus-
bandman's touch. The committee madc q
fine impression before the beard, and Elber-
ton is bound to secure the road II one more
slight condition Is met The e.. c. & N.
would make n great mistake to leave ont
Elberton, and Indeed would have rough
time In reaching the Savannah, should they
locate any other line. The B. W., will help
Elberton all In It's power, and We must say
thnt her subscription. in comparison with the
other cities along the route, demands that she
ghOuld have the road.
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O=le1hOrpe in Line.

Late last evening Col. James NJ. Smith OF
Oglethorpe, went before the directors and ad-
vanced the interest OF his section. we learn
that he proposed 10 subscribe five thousand
dollars, give the right of way and build
depot Mt Pheasant Hill, If one be located, and
he thought $4,000 could be raised in the coun'